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Meanings of promiscuously in English

Portuguese
aleatoriamente

In an indiscriminate manner.

aleatoriamente

In a licentious and promiscuous manner.

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Examples for "indiscriminately"
Examples for "indiscriminately"
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Meanwhile, the government says armed separatists are outlaws who indiscriminately target northerners.
Reuters
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The vestries were indiscriminately distributing bread sent us by the French government.
The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
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The miners denied misbehaving and said they were indiscriminately attacked by police.
The Guardian
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The LTTE says the military is firing into the safety zone indiscriminately.
Reuters
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The human mind alternately wise and weak, indiscriminately adopts error and truth.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13,...
Usage of promiscuously in English
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With them dwell promiscuously all the young unmarried women of the tribe.
African Camp Fires
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People of all the different tribes meet and mingle promiscuously among themselves.
Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools
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I daresay you have thrown it into a drawer or somewhere, promiscuously.
Hard Cash
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Here they sit down promiscuously, and dine at so much a head.
Travels through France and Italy
5
At night they are more plentiful, and seem to be aimed promiscuously.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
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Chimpanzees live in multi-male and multi-female communities, promiscuously mating with each other.
BBC
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Fuel, cooking-apparatus, food, bag and baggage, are thrown promiscuously under the seats.
What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
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Books, clothing, plates and pots, wood and food were scattered about promiscuously.
Confessions of Boyhood
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And didn't I present it to you promiscuously, with the best intentions?
The Law and the Lady
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This process depends on their capacity to express promiscuously genes encoding tissue-restricted antigens.
Pubmed
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Male and female beasts herd promiscuously together; so do the Europeans.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan
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The high-hole appears to drum more promiscuously than does the downy.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers
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Firearms are dangerous, and it is against the law to use them promiscuously.
The Mountains
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Evidently knives had flown promiscuously about in another cyclone, he said.
The Way of the Wind
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They are too precious to be carried promiscuously about the country.
Quill's Window
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A ferry steamed past, promiscuously scattering cinders and fragments of conversation.
The devil she knows
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Promiscuously through the time
Promiscuously across language varieties
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